India vs Italy: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

India
0.033 tonnes per person
in 2022
Italy
0.0328 tonnes per person
in 2022
India rank
125th
Italy rank
127th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • India
  • Italy
0.040.060.080.10.12196019912022

How they compare

India currently reports 0.033 tonnes per person against 0.0328 tonnes per person in Italy, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

India ranks 125th and Italy ranks 127th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0419 tonnes per person 0.078 tonnes per person 0.0361 tonnes per person Italy
1970s 0.0401 tonnes per person 0.1034 tonnes per person 0.0633 tonnes per person Italy
1980s 0.0404 tonnes per person 0.1141 tonnes per person 0.0737 tonnes per person Italy
1990s 0.0402 tonnes per person 0.1163 tonnes per person 0.0761 tonnes per person Italy
2000s 0.037 tonnes per person 0.0615 tonnes per person 0.0244 tonnes per person Italy
2010s 0.0369 tonnes per person 0.0383 tonnes per person 0.0014 tonnes per person Italy
2020s 0.0331 tonnes per person 0.0324 tonnes per person 0.0006 tonnes per person India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, India or Italy?
India, at 0.033 tonnes per person against 0.0328 tonnes per person in Italy as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between India and Italy?
0.0002 tonnes per person, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Italy?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do India and Italy rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
India ranks 125th and Italy ranks 127th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.